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Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella's life - an emptiness once filled by love.

So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is shocked out of herself. Turning her back on her family she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author of this work.

It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into an exotic world where faith and love are heartbreakingly explored...

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Customer Review: 07 July 2011

Reviewer: sper531695

'''I loved this taster. Whilst I found the first paragraphs a little slow once we actually got into the story I have become intrigued about how the story will work out. I''''m also interested to learn about the poet and his world. I will buy this tomorrow. '''

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